The Constitution Study podcast

Flock and other Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) have been in the news lately, and the news has not been good. Reports of abuse of ALPRs, lawsuits, and even a few arrests have put most everyone on edge when it comes to this surveillance technology. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has proposed federal legislation, but will this cure make things better or worse?

A recent botched execution in Tennessee has brought the question of the death penalty to the fore. What are the constitutional issues of the death penalty in general and this Tennessee execution specifically?

A lot of people have it out for Automatic License Plate Readers, especially Flock Safety. In the case USA v. Meilisa Susan Kyle, Flock Safety did not violate Ms. Kyle's rights, the Sheriff's Deputy did.

There are plenty of court cases claiming violations of the First Amendment. As I've shown, most of those have nothing to do with the First Amendment, but that doesn't mean Congress doesn't violate it regularly. Let me introduce you to The Petition Clause.

In 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote some of the most famous words in American history. In 1949, George Orwell wrote the novel 1984, warning of a dystopian future. The question I have is, will the future of the United States of America be the Spirit of 1776 or the Spirit of 1984?